List of Countries and Capital Cities by Continent

There are no fewer than 195 recognized countries, each with unique characteristics, rich history and diverse culture. If you’ve ever wondered how many countries there are in Europe or which city is the capital of the Seychelles, this guide is here to give you the answers. Here you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the countries in the world, including their capital cities. If we missed a country – let us know 🙂

Europe (51 countries):

1. Albania – Tirana
2. Andorra – Andorra la Vella
3. Austria – Vienna
4. Belarus – Minsk
5. Belgium – Brussels
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
7. Bulgaria – Sofia
8. Croatia – Zagreb
9. Cyprus – Nicosia
10. Czech Republic – Prague
11. Denmark – Copenhagen
12. Estonia – Tallinn
13. Finland – Helsinki
14. France – Paris
15. Germany – Berlin
16. Greece – Athens
17. Hungary – Budapest
18. Iceland – Reykjavik
19. Ireland – Dublin
20. Italy – Rome
21. Latvia – Riga
22. Liechtenstein – Vaduz
23. Lithuania – Vilnius
24. Luxembourg – Luxembourg City
25. Malta – Valletta
26. Moldova – Chișinău
27. Monaco – Monaco
28. Montenegro – Podgorica
29. North Macedonia – Skopje
30. Norway – Oslo
31. Poland – Warsaw
32. Portugal – Lisbon
33. Romania – Bucharest
34. Russia – Moscow
35. San Marino – San Marino
36. Serbia – Belgrade
37. Slovakia – Bratislava
38. Slovenia – Ljubljana
39. Spain – Madrid
40. Sweden – Stockholm
41. Switzerland – Bern
42. Netherlands – Amsterdam (The Hague – seat of government)
43. England (part of the UK) – London
44. Scotland (part of the UK) – Edinburgh
45. Wales (part of the UK) – Cardiff
46. Northern Ireland (part of the UK) – Belfast
47. Georgia – Tbilisi
48. Armenia – Yerevan
49. Azerbaijan – Baku
50. Kosovo – Pristina
51. Turkey – Ankara (sometimes counted as European)

Asia (49 countries):

1. Afghanistan – Kabul
2. Armenia – Yerevan
3. Azerbaijan – Baku
4. Bahrain – Manama
5. Bangladesh – Dhaka
6. Bhutan – Thimphu
7. Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan
8. Cambodia – Phnom Penh
9. China – Beijing
10. Cyprus – Nicosia
11. Georgia – Tbilisi
12. India – New Delhi
13. Indonesia – Jakarta
14. Iran – Tehran
15. Iraq – Baghdad
16. Israel – Jerusalem
17. Japan – Tokyo
18. Jordan – Amman
19. Kazakhstan – Astana
20. Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
21. Laos – Vientiane
22. Lebanon – Beirut
23. Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
24. Maldives – Malé
25. Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
26. Myanmar – Naypyidaw
27. Nepal – Kathmandu
28. North Korea – Pyongyang
29. Oman – Muscat
30. Pakistan – Islamabad
31. Philippines – Manila
32. Qatar – Doha
33. Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
34. Singapore – Singapore
35. South Korea – Seoul
36. Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
37. Syria – Damascus
38. Tajikistan – Dushanbe
39. Thailand – Bangkok
40. Turkey – Ankara
41. Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
42. United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
43. Uzbekistan – Tashkent
44. Vietnam – Hanoi
45. Yemen – Sana’a
46. East Timor – Dili
47. Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
48. Maldives – Malé
49. Nauru – no official capital (Yaren is the administrative center)

Africa (54 countries):

1. Algeria – Algiers
2. Angola – Luanda
3. Benin – Porto-Novo (Cotonou – economic center)
4. Botswana – Gaborone
5. Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
6. Burundi – Gitega
7. Cameroon – Yaoundé
8. Cape Verde – Praia
9. Central African Republic – Bangui
10. Chad – N’Djamena
11. Comoros – Moroni
12. Democratic Republic of the Congo – Kinshasa
13. Congo (Republic) – Brazzaville
14. Djibouti – Djibouti
15. Egypt – Cairo
16. Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
17. Eritrea – Asmara
18. Eswatini (Swaziland) – Mbabane (administrative capital), Lobamba (royal capital)
19. Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
20. Gabon – Libreville
21. Gambia – Banjul
22. Ghana – Accra
23. Guinea – Conakry
24. Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
25. Ivory Coast – Yamoussoukro (Abidjan – economic center)
26. Kenya – Nairobi
27. Lesotho – Maseru
28. Liberia – Monrovia
29. Libya – Tripoli
30. Madagascar – Antananarivo
31. Mali – Bamako
32. Mauritania – Nouakchott
33. Mauritius – Port Louis
34. Morocco – Rabat
35. Mozambique – Maputo
36. Namibia – Windhoek
37. Niger – Niamey
38. Nigeria – Abuja
39. Rwanda – Kigali
40. São Tomé and Príncipe – São Tomé
41. Senegal – Dakar
42. Seychelles – Victoria
43. Sierra Leone – Freetown
44. Somalia – Mogadishu
45. South Africa – Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
46. South Sudan – Juba
47. Sudan – Khartoum
48. Tanzania – Dodoma (Dar es Salaam – commercial center)
49. Togo – Lomé
50. Tunisia – Tunis
51. Uganda – Kampala
52. Zambia – Lusaka
53. Zimbabwe – Harare
54. Saint Helena (British territory) – Jamestown

The Americas (35 countries):

North America:

1. United States – Washington, D.C.
2. Canada – Ottawa
3. Mexico – Mexico City

Central America and the Caribbean:
4. Belize – Belmopan
5. Costa Rica – San José
6. El Salvador – San Salvador
7. Guatemala – Guatemala City
8. Honduras – Tegucigalpa
9. Nicaragua – Managua
10. Panama – Panama City
11. Bahamas – Nassau
12. Barbados – Bridgetown
13. Cuba – Havana
14. Dominica – Roseau
15. Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
16. Grenada – St. George’s
17. Haiti – Port-au-Prince
18. Jamaica – Kingston
19. Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
20. Saint Lucia – Castries
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
22. Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain

South America:
23. Argentina – Buenos Aires
24. Bolivia – La Paz (administrative capital) and Sucre (constitutional capital)
25. Brazil – Brasília
26. Chile – Santiago
27. Colombia – Bogotá
28. Ecuador – Quito
29. Guyana – Georgetown
30. Paraguay – Asunción
31. Peru – Lima
32. Suriname – Paramaribo
33. Uruguay – Montevideo
34. Venezuela – Caracas
35. Falkland Islands (British territory) – Stanley

Oceania (14 countries):

1. Australia – Canberra
2. Fiji – Suva
3. Kiribati – Tarawa
4. Micronesia – Palikir
5. Nauru – no official capital (government seat in Yaren)
6. New Zealand – Wellington
7. Palau – Ngerulmud (on Babeldaob island)
8. Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
9. Samoa – Apia
10. Solomon Islands – Honiara
11. Tonga – Nukuʻalofa
12. Tuvalu – Funafuti
13. Vanuatu – Port Vila
14. Marshall Islands – Majuro

This information was gathered from various online sources; please verify the exact details with authorized sources.

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